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Another friend of mine emailed me recently with a response to the 4 points brought up in this post. I’ve highlighted the parts that caught my attention. I’m glad to see that some of the things I write get people thinking! Here’s the email: I just have some comments on this e-mail you got, really got [...] Overqualified image from Teacher Training“In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they are not.” -Yogi Berra How can you truly convince someone that you’re overqualified for a job? Consistently get the job done as efficiently as possible and over-deliver on whatever is asked. If you’re asked to build 10 widgets, [...] Proper Napping Position from Worst Case ScenariosIf you haven’t heard the term Boreout before, the best article I could find describing the topic is this one: Forget burnout, Boreout is the new office disease A typical “ideal” job is the intersection of the 3 circles “What every man needs, regardless of his job or the kind of work he is doing, is a vision of what his place is and may be. He needs an objective and a purpose. He needs a feeling and a [...] Several of my friends and I were frequently referred to as the “best of the best” the John Molson School of Business had to offer. This was typically said either in the context of our school’s coop program or business case competitions. Our university was even recently ranked as the top Canadian school in terms [...] Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge photo from Air CanadaAirport lounges are a great place to network as you meet lots of business travelers. However, I certainly wasn’t interested in THIS type of networking!! A couple of weeks ago, I was sitting in the Air Canada lounge in the Toronto airport waiting for my flight home to [...] There was an interesting post on the Freakonomics blog yesterday about a gentleman who arranges soda bottles in a very artsy (somewhat Mondrian, apparently) fashion. Go have a look, I’ll wait! Lately, I’ve been talking to several people who seem to hate their jobs. When I saw this, I was reminded how a little bit of [...] “One of the most salient features of our culture is that there is so much bullshit. Everyone knows this. Each of us contributes his share. But we tend to take the situation for granted. Most people are rather confident of their ability to recognize bullshit and to avoid being taken in by it. So the [...] 2009-12-06 Update: Sadly, it appears this blog does not exist anymore! Another addition to the “Blogs I Enjoy” section: GDIFC This [somewhat] true to life blog was recommended to me by one my colleagues last March, which would appear to be around the time the site first got started. Since it’s an anonymous blog, you can gather some [...] You have 2 ears and 1 mouth, so keeping to that ratio, you should be doing twice as much listening as talking. Anyone who knows me at all knows that I talk A LOT. My ratio is probably closer to 2 ears and 4 (maybe 5) mouths. I’ve come to realize though, that in serious [...] |
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